‘Women in Agriculture’ an ongoing programme under CSS during the 10th Plan and subsequently taken over by the State Plan during the 11th five-year plan as per GOI directive could not be continued consecutively for the last three years from 2013-14 to 2015-16 due to non-availability of State Plan Fund. However, the scheme being a special programme for the empowerment of farm women which was implemented successfully over the past is now taken up by the department under RKVY during 2016-17.
Objective:
Women Empowerment through Knowledge and Expertise
Strategies:
1. Skill Up-gradation Training
2. Exposure trips
3. Result Demonstration
4. Food crops Production Organically
5. Marketing of produces locally by way of Mahila Goshti/Melas/SalesDay
The Districts selected for the Programme during 2016-17
| 1 | Dimapur – Kuhuboto Block | 4 | Longleng-Tamlu Block |
| 2 | Kohima – Jakhama and Tseminyu Block | 5 | Peren-Jalukoie Block |
| 3 | Kiphire- Pungro Block | 6 | Wokha-Ralan Block |
The Villages/ SHGs under the selected Districts
| 1 | Hokhezhe | 9 | Yongnyah |
| 2 | Ghokito | 10 | Shamshaching |
| 3 | Kidima | 11 | Phaijol |
| 4 | Kezoma | 12 | Lilen |
| 5 | Nsunyu | 13 | Vongkithem |
| 6 | Chunlikha | 14 | Yanpha |
| 7 | Tethuyo | 15 | Old Ralan |
| 8 | Tutheze | 16 | Liphanyan |